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 */
 package org.pranaframework.utils {
	
 	/**
 	 * Resolves the type of an object represented by a string.
 	 * 
 	 * @author Christophe Herreman
 	 */
	public class TypeResolver {
		
		/**
		 * Resolves a type from a String value.
		 * 
		 * @param value the value to resolve the type from
		 */
		public static function resolveType(value:String):Class {
			var result:Class;
			
			switch (true) {
				case "true" == value:
					result = Boolean;
					break;
				case "false" == value:
					result = Boolean;
					break;
				case !isNaN(Number(value)):
					result = Number;
					break;
				default:
					result = String;
			}
			
			return result;
		}
	}
}